Chapter 1175: Soul Binding Mind Devouring Art

Devi Ruyi did not say anything. Instead, she cut open her forehead in one swipe. As the wound opened, a string of flesh transformed into a chain and flew straight at Mara Sacrament Heavenly King.

“Soul Binding Mind Devouring Spell Chain”

The martial intent blanched the second he saw the chain of flesh. He immediately dove into the nearest space and tried to escape.

Unfortunately, the chain of flesh disappeared and reappeared right behind Mara Sacrament Heavenly King in just an instant. Although a martial intent was formless and intangible, it somehow coiled around him like he was flesh and blood and pinned him in place.

The next moment, the chain pulled the Mara Sacrament Heavenly King’s martial intent toward Devi Ruyi.

“What are you doing, Ruyi?!” The Mara Sacrament Heavenly King’s martial intent roared in anger as he struggled to break free from the chain.

“What else?” A smile spread across Devi Ruyi’s lips. “I’m going to devour your martial intent, of course.”

“You dare! I am the cardinal, and you the devi! You must know the consequences of your rebellion!” Mara Sacrament Heavenly King threatened.

“Of course I know.”

Devi Ruyi said in an indifferent voice, “I know that you’re the one who killed my parents. I know that Her Majesty would possess me and take over my body on the day I fully master the ‘Mayadevi Bodhisattva Descension True Sutra’. I even know that the previous Mara cardinal, your master, was killed using the Soul Binding Mind Devouring Art by your hands.”

“Impossible! How did you know all these?” Mara Sacrament Heavenly King cried out in shock.

“I know many things. I know everything I should or shouldn’t know. Would you like to hear them?” Devi Ruyi stared at Mara Sacrament Heavenly King after dragging him over to her[1].

Dog eat dog? Interesting.

Not far away, Ye Qing was patiently waiting for Devi Ruyi and Mara Sacrament Heavenly King to ah, settle their differences. Sure, he was originally planning to end this as quick as possible, but this turn of events, while unexpected, did not seem to be detrimental to him. Even if it was, he was confident that Devi Ruyi or Mara Sacrament Heavenly King would not escape justice. His justice.

“Do you know why I practiced the Soul Binding Mind Devouring Art, cardinal?” Devi Ruyi asked smilingly. “It’s to devour you, Her Majesty, and so many others.”

Devi Ruyi’s voice was gentle, and her smile was warm just like before. Her words were anything but that, however.

The Soul Binding Mind Devouring Art was an exceedingly evil and terrifying martial art of the Mara Sect. It enabled one to devour their mind, spirit, or martial intent. The devourer would gain not just their victim’s mental and spiritual power, but also inherit their complete memories, martial arts, Magia, secret arts and more. Its power was extraordinary to say the least.

However, the martial art was so treacherous, so evil, that it was considered incompatible with the natural order and rejected by the Heavenly Way. As a result, it was incredibly difficult to practice and use due to all sorts of limitations. For starters, only a person of absolute yin or absolute yang could practice it. Two, the practitioner would feel abject pain every full moon[2]. Three, the practitioner could only devour the mind or intent of someone stronger than them, or they would lose their cultivation instead. Four, the weak-willed would suffer memory confusion and mental issues after consuming a certain point. Five, the practitioner would suffer heavenly tribulations during the highest point of yin qi or yang qi every year. So on and so forth.

In summary, the Soul Binding Mind Devouring Art was as dangerous as it was anomalous. Had the circumstances been any different, Devi Ruyi would not have tried to devour the Mara Sacrament Heavenly King’s martial intent. It was just a wisp, but her cultivation level was so far behind that the martial intent could have easily turned the tables and overpowered her.

But now, the Mara Sacrament Heavenly King’s martial intent was severely damaged by Ye Qing. On top of that, she had secretly planted the Mind Devouring Spell Mark on the martial intent when it possessed her. That was why she was able to devour his mind, consciousness, and martial intent so easily.

“Devour me? You?”

At this point, Mara Sacrament Heavenly King knew there was no escape for him. Even if Devi Ruyi decided to release him, the bastard who beat him into this state would not let him go. “Stupid girl! You overestimate yourself!”

“If I am, then how did I capture your martial intent in the first place?”

Devi Ruyi chuckled. “I’m aware that this martial intent of yours holds almost half of your full power. It’s more or less an independent copy of yourself. If I consume it, not only will you suffer a massive blow, you won’t ever find out what happened here.”

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

“Now that I’ve revealed my hand, do you still think I’m overestimating myself?”

“You dare?” Mara Sacrament Heavenly King raged, though fear welled inside his heart because he knew she was speaking the truth. If his martial intent died, then he would definitely suffer a huge loss in power. It would take him at least years to recover.

Even worse, if his martial intent died, he would not find out what had happened in the Myriad Buddha Plains. He would have no idea about Devi Ruyi’s devious plans for him. He could scarcely imagine what would happen to him when the woman finally returned to the Mara Sect.

“I’m doing it right now, am I not? Besides, I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.”

Devi Ruyi smiled again, and this time, she did not wait for Mara Sacrament Heavenly King to speak. The chain of flesh pulled him into the wound on her forehead before he could react.

Crunch! Crunch!

Crunching noises came from the wound after the Mara Sacrament Heavenly King vanished into it. It was quite terrifying. Even more terrifying was the fact that Devi Ruyi’s aura and cultivation level were rising at a visible rate.

A glint flickered in Ye Qing’s eyes as he clenched his fist. The show was over, so it was time to get back to work.

“Wait. I want to make a deal with you.”

However, Devi Ruyi looked at him and called out to him as if she could read his thoughts.

“A deal?” Ye Qing wore a smile that didn’t reach the eye. “What deal could possibly exist between you and I? And what makes you’re even qualified to stand at the negotiation table?”

A deal could only be cut if the people standing at the negotiation table were equals. However, he was overwhelmingly stronger than Devi Ruyi right now. Without exaggeration, her life was in his hands. Therefore, what right did she have to negotiate anything with him?

“I can submit to you. I can help you master the Mara Sect,” Devi Ruyi declared her intentions frankly.

“So?” Ye Qing scoffed. “Why would I even want the Mara Sect?”

“Even if I do, you don’t look anywhere strong enough to master the Mara Sect. You are basically making me empty promises you cannot keep.”

“I can’t master it now, but I will in the future.”

Devi Ruyi declared confidently, “The Mara Sacrament Heavenly King is the supreme ruler of the Mara Sect, followed by Her Majesty, Mayadevi. It’s because the cardinal handles the many affairs of the sect, and Her Majesty does not.”

“I have just consumed a martial intent of the Mara Sacrament Heavenly King, a copy holding almost half of his power. Not only will I grow rapidly, I have the potential to become a Sage. On the other hand, Mara Sacrament Heavenly King had just lost the copy holding half of his power. It will take him a long seclusion to regain his strength. As if that isn’t enough, he has no idea what happened here because I have devoured his martial intent.”

“Once I return to the Mara Sect, it is only a matter of time before the full authority and power of the Mar Sect fall into my hands. I am confident that I can master the Mara Sect completely before Mara Sacrament Heavenly King emerges from his seclusion.”

1. What did I say? Women in this novel are walking terrors. ☜

2. So… second period? ☜